A teenager was shot dead by government security forces in Bahrain yesterday
when protests to mark the second anniversary of the Gulf state’s
pro-democracy uprising descended into familiar violence.

Hussain al-Jazeeri, 16, was shot in the stomach when Bahraini police clashed
with anti-government protesters in the village of Daih, west of the capital,
Manama, during a day of running battles throughout the country.

The death threatens a renewed upsurge in violence across Bahrain and could
derail tentative efforts to restart talks between the Government and
opposition groups aimed at resolving the two-year conflict.